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By Paul E. Kandarian, Globe Correspondent

Said to be the nation’s first food-tourism conference, “Taste Trekkers” comes to Providence Sept. 20-22 will unite travelers with a specific passion for food and culinary adventures, organizers said. The conference runs in downtown Providence, a city ranked number one for food/drink/restaurants in Travel + Leisure’s “America’s Favorite Cities 2012.”

Keynote speaker will be Matt Jennings, a James Beard Foundation Best Chef Northeast nominee, owner of Farmstead in the city, and a chef known as Providence’s Pied Piper of cheese and “prince of pork,” for his knowledge of cheese and charcuterie creations.

Other conference highlights include breakout sessions, topics of which include a lamb butchering demonstration, the chocolate of Madagascar, a family’s journey in
charcuterie by David Dukcevich, and Colorado beer and cheese pairings.

A tasting pavilion will feature regional purveyors, including the American Honey
Tasting Society, Crazy Burger, Johnson and Wales Restaurant, Coastal Extreme
Brewing Company and Narragansett Creamery.

If that’s not enough food intake, check out the food-truck brunch on Sunday of the
conference, highlighting some of the city’s most popular traveling eateries,
such as Acadia Café Food Truck, Clam Jammers, Noble Knots, Go-Spresso and
Mootzadeli.

The event is produced by Seth Resler, founder of the nationwide social-dining
group, Mystery Meet. Tickets are $65. To buy tickets and for more information,
visit www.tastetrekkers.com